Vertical bar anchoring means



Jan. 30, 1940. D, LQWRY 2,188,411

VERTICAL BAR ANCHORING MEANS Filed 001'.. 14, l937` Patented Jan. 30, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VERTICAL BAR ANCHORING MEANS Clyde D. Lowry, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application October 14, 1937, Serial No. 168,932

3 Claims.

or reverse bars for joining the adjacent edges of the glass sheets depending upon the particular arrangement of the said sheets relative to one another. These different types of bars are all broadly referred to in the trade as vertical bars.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of novel and improved ancho-ring means for rigidly securing the vertical bars in proper position and for maintaining them in vertical alignment and against any movement which might tend to place any strain on the glass sheets or result in breakage of the glass.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of anchoring means of the above character in the form Vof anchor members associated with the vertical bar at the upper and lower ends thereof and adjustable with respect to said bar to accommodate themselves to conditions at the points of anchorage.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent during `the course of the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View through a store or window front showing a vertical division b-ar secured at its upper and lower endsby adjustable anchor members provided by the in'- vention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of the `anchor members.

`With reference now to the drawing, the numeral `5 designates the wooden sill or floor and 6 the wooden head jamb of a store or window front (the side jambs not being shown), while I and 8 designate two sheets of glass used in glazing the window opening. The glass sheets I and 8 are shown in Fig. 2 as being arranged in the same plane but spaced from one another, with the adjacent edges of said sheets being connected together by a vertical division bar designated in its entirety by the numeral 9. The

glass sheets are secured at their lower ends by the metal sash construction I 0 mounted upon the sill or floor 5 and at their upper ends by the metal sash construction II carried by the head jamb 6. Similar metal sash constructions may also be provided to engage the outer edges of the glass sheets and which sash construction-s would be secured to the sidejambs of the window frame. in a manner well known in the art.

to the use of any particular type of metal sash construction. for securing the upper and lower ends of the glass sheets 'I and 8, the sash constructions I0 and II each consist generally of a stationary back section I2 and a .movable front section I3, said back andfront sections being provided at their inner ends with oppositely disposed lips I4 and I5 respectively which are adapted to engage theopposite faces of the glass sheets 'I and 8 and to clamp the saidsheets in place. The operating mechanism for securing the sash sec'- tions '.I2 and I3 together hasv not been illustrated as it constitutes no .part .of .the present invention. The Vdivision bar 9 comprises a rear vertical stationary body member It .in the form of a channel .elementand which, as hereinafter explained, is anchored at' the top and bottom thereof for rigidity. The body member I5 is provided at the front and .at opposite sides thereof with the laterally projectingflanges Il Vand I8 provided `at their outer ends with the inturned glass conl tacting portions ,i9 .and 20 adapted to engage the inner faces off the glass sheets 'I andi). The body Ymember I6 is alsoprovided at the front thereof, inwardly of the vflanges ll and I8, with the longitudinally extending, `parallel grooves 2l and 22 Withinwhich areI pivotally mounted the inner enlarged 4ends: 23 and 24 of the wing members 25 and 2S, said wing-members being substantially L- shaped in cross section and provided at their outer ends -with the inturned glass contacting portions .21 and 28 which engage the outer faces of the glass sheets I and 8. The means for actuating the wing members. 25 and 26 comprises a wedge element 29 positioned between said wing members and consisting of a bead. molding carrying ay plurality of bolts 30 .permanently spaced at required. intervals and having their heads xedly secured within said molding. The bolts 30' extend' rearwardly be- Although the present invention is not restricted l0 tween the wing members 25 and 26 and pass the opposite sides thereof engaging the wing members 25 and 26 will cause them to swing outwardly, with the inner enlarged ends 23 and 24 of said wing members hinging in the grooves 2| and 22, whereby the glass contacting portions 21 and 28 of the wing members will be moved to engage the outer faces of the glass sheets and to firmly clamp the inner faces of lsaid sheets against the glass contacting portions vl 9 and 20 on flanges I'I and I8. After the glass sheets have been clamped in position, a cover plate 32 may be secured to the back of the stationary body member I6. Any type of cover can be used, the` one illustrated being a snap-on type which has been found to be entirely satisfactory.

The aim of this invention, as stated above, is to provide improved anchoring means for rigidly securing the division or other vertical bar in place and prevent any movement thereof which might tend to set up strains in the glass sheets or cause breakage thereof. To this end, the division bar 9 is secured at the bottom and top thereof by the anchor members 33 and 34 respectively, one of said members being shown in perspective in Fig. 3. Each anchor member 33 and 34 consists of a substantially L-shaped bracket including a horizontal base 35 and a vertical leg 36, said base being secured by wood screws 31 to either the sill or floor 5 or the head jamb 6, as the case may be. Secured to the outer face of the vertical leg 36, by screws or the like 38, is a supporting element 39 comprising a Vertical channel member which is adapted to be received within the body member I6 of the division bar 3. The spaced legs 40 and 4l of the channel member 39 are provided at their outer ends and upon the outer faces thereof with longitudinally extending ribs 42 and 43 which are slidably received within vertical grooves 44 and 45 formed in the opposite side walls of the body member I6 of the division bar 9.

When installing the division bar 9, the anchor members 33 and 34 are first associated therewith by inserting the channel members 39 in the lower and upper ends of said bar, with the ribs 42 and 43. being received in the grooves 44 and 45, after which the said bar is properly set with respect to kthe metal sash constructions i and Il and the glass sheets 'l and 8 firmly clamped in position. The bases 32 of the anchor members 33 and 34 are then secured to the sill and head jamb 6 to rigidly secure the division bar in place. The

fact that the anchor members 33 and 34 are slidably associated with the division bar permits the said anchor members to adjust themselves to conditions at the points of anchorage. For instance, if the sill or floor 5 is on a level with the bottom of the sash construction l0, the anchor member drops to that point, but if the said sill or floor is on a level with the top of the back section l2, then the channel member 39 of the anchor member simply slides further up into the division bar and the anchor member fastened at this point. The same is also true with respect to the upper anchor member 34 which can be moved vertically relative to the division bar, depending upon the construction of the head jamb 6.

Although the invention has been illustrated in the drawing and described above in connection with a division bar of the type for securing two sheets of glass in the same plane, it will be appreciated that the anchoring means herein provided is equally applicable for use with various types of division, corner, and reverse bars, s0 that the term vertical bar, as employed in the claims, is intended to cover all types of bars used in joining the adjacent edges of two sheets of glass irrespective of the particular arrangement of the glass sheets relative to one another and whether the bar may be specifically termed a division bar, corner bar, or reverse bar. The par'- ticular type of division bar 9 herein disclosed forms no part of the present invention per se as it is more specifically illustrated, described and claimed in my copending application filed August 23, 1937, Serial No. 160,369.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred embodiment of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim: 1

1. An anchor member for securing vertical bars in sash and store front constructions, comprising a substantially L-shaped bracket including a horizontal base adapted for rigid attachment to a supporting structure and a vertical leg, a supporting element comprising a vertical channel member secured to the outer face of said vertical leg and adapted to be received within the vertical bar, the spaced legs of said channel member being provided at their outer ends and upon the outer faces thereof with longitudinally extending ribs which are slidable Within vertical guideways formed in said vertical bar.

2. An anchor member for securing vertical bars in sash and store front constructions, comprising a substantially L-shaped bracket including a horizontal base adapted for rigid attachment to a Isupporting structure and a vertical leg, a supporting element comprising a vertical outwardly facing channel member secured to the outer face of said vertical leg and adapted to be received their outer ends and upon the outer faces thereof with longitudinally extending ribs which are slidably received within vertical guideways formed in said vertical bar.

3. An anchor member for securing vertical bars in sash and store front constructions, comprising a rigid substantially L-'shaped bracket including a horizontal base adapted for rigid attachment to a supporting structure and a vertical leg, a supporting element comprising a rigid vertical outwardly facing channel member secured to the outer face of said vertical leg and adapted to be received Within the vertical bar, the lower end of said channel member being spaced above the lower end of the said vertical leg and the spaced side legs of said channel member being provided at their outer ends and upon the outer faces thereof with longitudinally extending rigid ribs which are slidably and loosely received within CLYDE D. LOWRY. 

